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milk. THE DAILY NKBKASKAN TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1933. Daily Nebraskan StaNon A. Lincoln. Nebrack OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA Entered econdclas matter at the postoffice In Lincoln, Nebraska., under act ot congress. March 3. '879 and at special rate ot postage provided for in section 1103. act ot octoner s. 1917. authorized January 80. 1922 Published Tuesday, Wednesday. Thur. day. Friday and Sunday mornings SinQle Copy 9 cents durinq the academic year. THIRTV-SECONO VEAH MEMBER? This paper i rrpresoiitecl for (tcnrral advcrtiiing by I hp Nohrnxka From Association. (2 year $1.25 a semester (3 a year mailed $1.75 semester mailed SUBSCRIPTION flATE Under ejection ot tha Student Tul- ncation Board Editorial Ottlce University Hail 4. Business Of fice University Hall 4. Telephones Day. B6891 ; Night. B6032 or B3333 (Journal) ask for Nebras kan editor. EDITORIAL STAFF Cditor.ln-Chiet ..Phil Browned MANAGING EDITORS Dick Moran Lvnn Leonard NEWS EDITORS George Murphy Lamolne Bible Violet Cross Sports Editor Burton Marvin Society Editor Carolyn Van Anda Woman's Editor Msrgaret Thieie BUSINESS STAFF Business Manager ... .Chalmers Grah.nr) ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS Bernard Jennings George Holyoke Frank Musgrave Seniors? A NUMBER of college papers lately have been reflecting about the value of a college educa tion, especially in connection with the imminent graduation of thou sands of seniors who, as the com mencement speakers are fond of saying, are about to go out to take their places in the great world. And what awaits them? Beach combing or the reforestation army seem to be the most accessible fields open to the graduating sen iors. The philosophy of Horatio Al ger, God bless his soul, though crude and cheap, had many fea tures of the typical American at titude that anyone with ambition could start at the bottom and work up. The college education came to be a part of the process of working up, and a graduate of such an institution was in a fair way to finding his niche in the world immediately upon stepping from the college halls into the world of business. What a beating that idea has taken in the last few years. Not only does it seem improbable, in fact well nigh impossible for the ambitious to start from the bot tom and work up, but even the college graduate finds himself about on a par with the illiterate when it comes to working up. CO is it any wonder that there is disillusionment on the part of the college graduate ? And yet be neath all the cynical remarks that are made by the disappointed sen iors who leave college and wonder about the value of the four years spent therein, there seems to be a feeling that it was worthwhile. We shall not attempt to go into the reasons for this feeling. Per haps it is a process of rationaliza tion which tries to justify the four years" spent in college. But we think not. It seems rather to be a feeling that things as they are are not permanent. There seems to be a feeling that eventually the college graduate will come into his own. In a way it seems to us that this little jolt is a good thing. Perhaps it will help some to get away from the idea that a college education is primarily valuable because of the economic returns it will later bring. We have no quarrel with the idea that college is good prep aration for future advancement fi nancially, but there has been en tirely too much of the bread and butter philosophy connected with colleges. "y TE have no desire to see sen v iors starve and try to eke out a return on their educational in vestment by contemplating the bcuitiCs of literature, or reflect ing on the wonderful economic and political theories they learned in college while they arc literally starving in garrets. But we feel that a college education iihould mean , considerably more than preparation for a jou. We have little sympathy for the collegian who is always grieving because college courses arc too impractical. We too believe in conforming theory to practice, but when a college becomes a place to learn a trade, or to study the ins and outs of the sordid workings of the business world, then those who want to develop something in their own minds a little removed from monotonous affairs of the world to which everyone must adjust himself anyway, will have to go elsewhere for their contemplations. And so we say that all the cyni cal remarks about what to do with the parchment diploma, and how to put the cap and gown to prac tical use, are no arguments at all against a college education. We too think the college graduate will eventually come into his own, fi nancially, but we claim that even a job in the reforestation army and a college diploma is better than a job in the reforestation army without a diploma, or should be. If it is not, it is "possible that it is an individual fault more thftn the fault of a college education. Our Favorite Grievance. F a last editorial criticism were to be made before the year runs out, we should choose for the ob jects of attack our favorite sub ject, compulsory physical educa tion and compulsory drill. It is our earnest hope that President Roosevelt's contemplated economy plan will, as has been rumored, eliminate from college curricula the objectionable compulsory drill. We have always felt that besides being morally objectionable it would be difficult to prove that this expenditure of the federal government brings any real return for the money spent. As for physical education, com pulsory for women on this campus, it would seem that economy's dic tates should make it advisable, to drop this obnoxious and absolutely inane requirement. But in case it is not dropped for that reason, we still have faith that eventually it will be recognized that above all silly, useless, idiotic non-necessities in the college curriculum, this course of "study" stands pre-eminent. When college authorities realize that the value to be derived from physical exercise and sport is a spontaneous thing and cannot be "required," they will drop this re quirement like a hot poker. Purely a Rule Of Common Sense. There has always been a certain amount of dissatisfaction on the part of students with the require ment that they must take at least two-fifths of their toal number of hours in afernoon classes. This dis satisfaction is justified in the case of students who for good cause need to have their classes in the morning. Trof. A. R. Congdon, chairman of the assignment committee is anxious that the students in gen eral understand the reason for this requirement and co-operate in making it successful. He explains that the rule is not meant to oper ate arbitrarily on those who really have to work in the afternoon or for some other reason are incon venienced by having afternoon classes. But it is too dear to require ex planation that all university courses cannot be offered in the morning. And it is also non-controversial that the great majority of students have nothing to do but go to school. The objection of such students to registering for after noon classes cannot reasonably be honored. For those who do have good rea son ' for registering for morning classes only,-the assignment com mittee is only desirous of hearing their reasons and placing them ac cordingly. Professor Congdon as sures these students of sympath etic consideration. He makes it clear that the assignment commit tee has no intentions of arguing or attempting to force students into afternoon classes. Their only in terest is in adjusting the individual registration to the necessities im posed by the curriculum and of se curing the co-operation of each student for the benefit of all. Among Our Souvenirs. V7ITH one more issue of the Nc- " braskan to appear this year, we are reminded that our say is about said. We shall regret giv ing up this daily grind, even though at times it has been a rather burdensome task. After working' for four semesters on the "rag" staff, it will really mean a lot to give up a connection which has been an ambition, a job, and a pleasure all in one. When we think of Nebraska university in years to come, we are sure that the mental picture in our mind will give a prominent place to the old U hall basement office where the "rag" staff works nearly every afternoon and evening. From 2 o'clock in the afternoon until nearly the same hour the fol lowing morning for five days each week, someone is on the job of get ting the Nebraskan to press. No other extra-curricular activity on the campus requires such continu ous routine work, but we firmly believe that no other activity on the campus returns such a meas ure of satisfaction nor such valu able training as does the work on a campus daily. It is primarily the news editors, managing editors, and assistant business managers who bear the brunt of toil and keep late hours for the benefit of "our public." The former work from eight to twelve hours every third issue, and put in plenty of time on the other issues of the paper. The manag ing editors are responsible for the news which appears and must spend a lot of time finding out what is going on on the campus. The assistant business managers like the news editors sit up till the wee small hours supervising the last stages of putting out the paper. THE editor will cherish among i triutruiui ttiii;ca iu ins wuia on the Daily Nebraskan the friend ships which have grown up as a result of working with people who have put so much into the work of publishing this paper. In particu lar we will never forget the semes ter of work as managing editor when Lawrence Hall served in the same office. It is an experience as rare as it is enjoyable to work with a person like Hall who never fails to co-operate and who always is willimj to do work he is not sup posed to do. Carrying on the same spirit of co-operation, Hall has written many of the editorials which have appeared in these col umns during the past semester. There have been times, of course, when editorials came hard, and we have frequently been as bored by writing what is printed as you have been in reading it. There have been times when criticism has rather offended, us. But on the whole, no one has taken per sonally any of the comments which have been made. We have RENT-A-FORD Drive ll As For As You Like 5 day o o O 0 Full Tank of Gasoline and Oil Furnished motor inno J1121 M St. B1103O appreciated the spirit which has been shown and have tried to show the same spirit of impersonal ref erence even when wc have criti cized severely. There have been a few, a very few to be truthful, who have been gracious enough to compliment the editorial writer occasionally. Some have spoken, a few have written. Wc shall keep among our souve nirs those two or three letters of commendation as pleasant remind ers of the fact which we have often doubted that some do read what we write. It has been a tonic on "bad days" to realize that occa sionally something has been said which has aroused interest or friendly agreement. We thank you sincerely now for the encourage ment you have given. FIRE TEAMS TO CONTEST First Aid, Hose Coupling:, Ladder Raising Will Be Events. AMES, Iowa. Picked teams of municipal firemen will compete in first aid and hose coupling and ladder raising contests on th aft ernoon of the final day of the Iowa fire school at Iowa State College, May 23 to 26. Teams representing the Fort Dodge, Keokuk and Wat erloo fire departments have boon entered in the first aid contest. A half dozen four-man teams will take part in the hose coupling and ladder raising contest. Thief Enters Theta Xi House Sunday Morning Nineteen dollars in cash was !1 ..:K7 I ACING stolen from the Theta Xi house t 1844 Washington St., Sunday morning. The thief entered th house thru the back door, spoke to Die house cook, went urstnii-. and left before anyone could give a warning. 90 SEEK MASTERS DEGREES Oklahoma A. & M. College Plans Commencement May 26. STILLWATER, Okl., May 22.-, (Special) With 462 candidates for degrees, 90 of whom are expecting the master's degree, the thirty, eighth annual commencement ex ercises will he held at the Okla homa A. & M. 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